Celestial Bodies

Sandstone Press, UK, 243. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Medium Trade Paperback. 2019 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Sandstone Press, UK, 243. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2019. SYNOPSIS: Set in the village of al-Awafi in Oman, we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries Abdallah after a heartbreak; Asma, who marries from a sense of duty; and Khawla, who rejects all offers while waiting for her beloved, who has emigrated to Canada. These three women and their families witness Oman evolve from a traditional, slave-owning society slowly redefining itself after the colonial era, to the crossroads of its complex present. Elegantly structured and taut, Celestial Bodies is a coiled spring of a novel, telling of Oman's coming-of-age through the prism of one family's losses and loves. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; General; Literature & Literary. ISBN/EAN: 9781912240166. Inventory No: 24030093.. 9781912240166